2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Opticianry, A.S.H.S.
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Overview

The Opticianry Program is designed to provide students with the basic training necessary to fabricate and dispense prescription eyewear in a clinical and field environment. Fabrication operations include spectacle surfacing and finishing. Students will also learn to assist in the treatment of ocular disorders and perform equipment inspection, maintenance, and repair on optical laboratory equipment and accessories.

 

Accreditation or Related Information: The Opticianry Program is accredited through the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA) as a one-year Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology Certificate Program.

Army Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Total Credit Hours:21

Communication - Written

ENG 1301English Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Oral

SPCH 1315English Oral

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Math

OPTS 1305Geometric Optics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Natural Science

SCI 1300Natural Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

HSCI 1300Health Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Humanities

HUMA 1300Humanities

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social Science

MILS 1301Military Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Major Requirements

OPTS 1311The Visual System

3

OPTS 1309Ophthalmic Laboratory I

3

OPTS 1349Ophthalmic Laboratory II

3

OPTS 1401Ophthalmic Dispensing

4

OPTS 2201Ophthalmic Techniques

2

OPTS 2202Introduction to Optometry in an Applied Setting

2

OPTS 2303Optical Laboratory

3

OPTS 2304Optical Clinical Practicum

3

OPTS 2345Advanced Ophthalmic Techniques

3

Total Credit Hours:26

Free Electives - Approved Coursework

Total Credit Hours:13
 

Total Credit Hours: 60

 

Navy Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Total Credit Hours:21

Communication - Written

ENG 1301English Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Oral

SPCH 1315English Oral

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Math

OPTS 1305Geometric Optics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Natural Science

HCB 2307Medical Emergencies

3

or

SCI 1300Natural Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

HCB 2404Anatomy and Physiology I

4

or

HSCI 1300Health Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Humanities

HUMA 1300Humanities

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social Science

MILS 1301Military Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Major Requirements

OPTS 1309Ophthalmic Laboratory I

3

OPTS 1311The Visual System

3

OPTS 1349Ophthalmic Laboratory II

3

OPTS 1401Ophthalmic Dispensing

4

OPTS 2201Ophthalmic Techniques

2

OPTS 2202Introduction to Optometry in an Applied Setting

2

OPTS 2303Optical Laboratory

3

OPTS 2304Optical Clinical Practicum

3

OPTS 2345Advanced Ophthalmic Techniques

3

Total Credit Hours:26

Free Electives - Approved Coursework

Total Credit Hours:13
 

Total Credit Hours: 60